97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.

Every month, Aaron welcomes Mebane public information officer Kelly Hunter for “Positively Mebane,” a look at what’s going on in Mebane and what folks can see and do while they’re there.

Visit PositivelyMebane.com to learn more!


This month, Kelly and Aaron celebrate the recent groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of Morinaga’s expansion, which will double the size of its candy manufacturing plant – and add 200 more jobs to the area. Also: Kelly shares the details of a recent vote on a K-8 charter school, plus the latest on Mebane’s plans to expand its Water Resource Recovery Facility. And Kelly runs down a long list of fun upcoming happenings – including Halloween festivities later this month and a Gilmore Girls-themed event this weekend.

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